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Monthly Archives: April 2016

I know last week’s blog “Letters from the heart led me back to camp” was difficult for some of you to read. The letters were difficult for me to write at the time, and difficult for me to share even now. The emotions were raw and real and from my heart. They also beautifully reflected […]

A few months into my grief counseling, it became obvious that the idea of going to camp alone terrified me. So my counselor gave me an assignment: Write a letter from my perspective to my husband Jim, who died of pancreatic cancer in December 2010, about going to camp for the first time without him; […]

The fenced area that safely contains my four Brittany dogs minimizes the threat of the busy state road in front of my house, and allows them a large area to run and play and explore. But it also gives them something else: a place to dig holes. The holes would not be a big deal, […]

I have ignored my yard long enough. Sure, I’ve mowed it during the summer and picked up major fallen branches and such, but I used to have pretty flowers and some vegetables and took pride in the details of my yard. I don’t think I’ve honestly given its aesthetics much thought since Jim died of […]

Julie Harris

As a longtime employee of Bangor Daily News, I have served many roles over the years, but I now have a dream job as Community Editor. I live in Hermon with my four Brittany dogs: Sassy, Bullet, Thistle and Quincy, who keep me busy in various dog sports. I was widowed at age 51 when my husband, Jim, died of pancreatic cancer.